(1 of )Mirai Nagasu of the United States performs in the ladies single skating free skating in the Gangneung Ice Arena at the 2018 Winter Olympics in Gangneung, South Korea, Monday, Feb. 12, 2018. (AP Photo/Julie Jacobson)

(2 of )Mirai Nagasu of the United States reacts after her performance in the ladies single skating free skating in the Gangneung Ice Arena at the 2018 Winter Olympics in Gangneung, South Korea, Monday, Feb. 12, 2018. (AP Photo/Julie Jacobson)

(3 of )Kaori Sakamoto, of Japan, performs in the ladies single skating free skating in the Gangneung Ice Arena at the 2018 Winter Olympics in Gangneung, South Korea, Monday, Feb. 12, 2018. (AP Photo/Morry Gash)

(4 of )Mirai Nagasu of the United States reacts after her performance in the ladies single skating free skating in the Gangneung Ice Arena at the 2018 Winter Olympics in Gangneung, South Korea, Monday, Feb. 12, 2018. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)

(5 of )Mirai Nagasu of the United States performs in the ladies single skating free skating in the Gangneung Ice Arena at the 2018 Winter Olympics in Gangneung, South Korea, Monday, Feb. 12, 2018. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)

(6 of )Mirai Nagasu of the United States performs in the ladies single skating free skating in the Gangneung Ice Arena at the 2018 Winter Olympics in Gangneung, South Korea, Monday, Feb. 12, 2018. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)

(7 of )Mirai Nagasu of the United States reacts as she waits for her score in the ladies single skating free skating in the Gangneung Ice Arena at the 2018 Winter Olympics in Gangneung, South Korea, Monday, Feb. 12, 2018. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)

(13 of ) Gols medalist Martin Fourcade, of France, waves the French flag in the finish area of the men's 12.5-kilometer biathlon pursuit at the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea, Monday, Feb. 12, 2018. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)

(15 of ) Irina Avvakumova, of the team from Russia, reacts after the women's normal hill individual ski jumping competition at the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea, Tuesday, Feb. 13, 2018. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)

(16 of ) Heather Bergsma of the U.S. competes during the women's 1,500 meters speedskating race at the Gangneung Oval at the 2018 Winter Olympics in Gangneung, South Korea, Monday, Feb. 12, 2018. (AP Photo/Petr David Josek)

(18 of ) Benjamin Weger, of Switzerland, shoots from the prone position during the men's 12.5-kilometer biathlon pursuit at the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea, Monday, Feb. 12, 2018. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)

(19 of ) Gold medalist Laura Dahlmeier, of Germany, leaps in the air during the venue ceremony at the women's 10-kilometer biathlon pursuit at the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea, Monday, Feb. 12, 2018. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)

(20 of ) Korean supporters cheer after the preliminary round of the women's hockey game between Sweden and the combined Koreas at the 2018 Winter Olympics in Gangneung, South Korea, Monday, Feb. 12, 2018. Sweden won 8-1. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)

(21 of ) Lukas Hofer, of Italy, shoots in the foreground with the rest of the competitors stacked up next to him during the men's 12.5-kilometer biathlon pursuit at the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea, Monday, Feb. 12, 2018. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)

(22 of ) Irina Avvakumova, of the team from Russia, celebrates during the women's normal hill individual ski jumping competition at the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea, Monday, Feb. 12, 2018. (AP Photo/Matthias Schrader)

(26 of ) Players from Sweden celebrate after the preliminary round of the women's hockey game against the combined Koreas at the 2018 Winter Olympics in Gangneung, South Korea, Monday, Feb. 12, 2018. Sweden won 8-0. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)

(27 of ) South Korea's goalie Shin So-jung (31), of the combined Koreas team, deflects the puck during the second period of the preliminary round of the women's hockey game against Sweden at the 2018 Winter Olympics in Gangneung, South Korea, Monday, Feb. 12, 2018. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)

(28 of ) Supporters cheer during the second period of the preliminary round of the women's hockey game between Sweden and the combined Koreas at the 2018 Winter Olympics in Gangneung, South Korea, Monday, Feb. 12, 2018. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)

(29 of ) Pernilla Winberg (16) celebrates with Hanna Olsson (26), of Sweden, after scoring a goal against the combined Koreas during the second period of the preliminary round of the women's hockey game at the 2018 Winter Olympics in Gangneung, South Korea, Monday, Feb. 12, 2018. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)

(33 of ) Performers dressed in traditional dress wait in line during the start of the mixed doubles curling semi-final match at the 2018 Winter Olympics in Gangneung, South Korea, Monday, Feb. 12, 2018. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)

(36 of ) Matteo Rizzo, of Italy, performs in the men's single skating free skating in the Gangneung Ice Arena at the 2018 Winter Olympics in Gangneung, South Korea, Monday, Feb. 12, 2018. (AP Photo/Morry Gash)

(37 of ) Mikhail Kolyada of the Olympic Athletes of Russia performs in the men's single skating free skating in the Gangneung Ice Arena at the 2018 Winter Olympics in Gangneung, South Korea, Monday, Feb. 12, 2018. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue)

(38 of ) Mirai Nagasu of the United States reacts after her performance in the ladies single skating free skating in the Gangneung Ice Arena at the 2018 Winter Olympics in Gangneung, South Korea, Monday, Feb. 12, 2018. (AP Photo/Julie Jacobson)

No, Mirai Nagasu does not have a giant 'USA' tattoo on her inner thigh

Mirai Nagasu's performance Monday during the Olympics had many viewers exclaiming,"Wow, I can't believe she hit a triple axel!" The American figure skater also had some wondering,"Wait, is that a giant 'USA' tattoo on her inner thigh?"

Eventually, the mystery was solved: Nagasu was using some Team USA-branded kinesiology tape under her tights. KT Tape, the company that manufactures a product popular with many athletes, sprung into social-media action to let inquiring minds know the story.

It's been a big start to the year for KT Tape, which also received plenty of publicity after millions watched Tom Brady use the product on his injured throwing hand during January's AFC championship game. Athletes across a variety of sports have used the tape and products like it, including beach volleyball competitors at the 2016 Summer Games in Rio, if only to gain a psychological edge.

Meanwhile, some Winter Olympic athletes are spreading the tape across their faces, all the better to shield themselves from the frigid temperatures in Pyeongchang. "The issue is serious in the Alpine skiing," Lubomir Soucek, who works with Slovakia's Olympic team, told the New York Times recently. "You have to protect your face not to have frozen skin."

Nagasu didn't have weather as an issue Monday, and she didn't have any trouble with her unprecedented leap, either. The 24-year-old California native became the first American woman to hit a triple axel in the Olympics, and the rest of her 4 1/2- minute program was good enough to earn her a score of 137.53 in the team competition, over seven points higher than anything she posted during the skating season leading into the Games.

Other current and former Olympic skaters were suitably impressed with Nagasu's feat.

The only other women to have landed a triple axel at the Olympics were Japan's Midori Ito and Mao Asada. The only other American woman to complete the jump in an international competition was Tonya Harding, at the 1991 world championships.